The Complete Blood Count: Increasing Its Precision and Impact
Authors: Marko Lucijanic, Ivan Krecak
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2023)

LettersAugust 2023The Complete Blood Count: Increasing Its Precision and ImpactMarko Lucijanic, MD, PhD, and Ivan Krecak, MD, PhDMarko Lucijanic, MD, PhDHematology Department, University Hospital Dubrava, and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, and Ivan Krecak, MD, PhDInternal Medicine Department, Sibenik-Knin County General Hospital, Sibenik, Croatia, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L23-0164 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: We enjoyed reading Burack and Lichtman's commentary (1). The complete blood count (CBC) is the main and most important tool in the hematologist's workshop and is often the sole laboratory report available when examining the patient. It is often needed to compare current CBC findings with older ones, which could be substantially complicated by the deficient CBC output proposed by the authors.Red blood cell (RBC) indices are not actually redundant. Despite having a strong positive correlation, the erythrocyte count and hematocrit and hemoglobin levels do not change equally during pathophysiologic processes that result in an elevated ...References1. Burack WR, Lichtman MA. The complete blood count: increasing its precision and impact [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2023;176:404-405. [PMID: 36716452] doi:10.7326/M22-3071 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Krečak I, Lucijanić M, Zekanović I, et al. Hematocrit to hemoglobin ratio as a prognostic marker in polycythemia vera. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2022;134:110-117. [PMID: 34738212] doi:10.1007/s00508-021-01967-z CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Duarte K, Monnez JM, Albuisson E, et al. Prognostic value of estimated plasma volume in heart failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2015;3:886-93. [PMID: 26541787] doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2015.06.014 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Jurin I, Lucijanić M, Piskač Živković, et al. Incidence and risk factors for venous and arterial thromboses in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019: data on 4014 patients from a tertiary center registry. Croat Med J. 2022;63:16-26. [PMID: 35230002] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Verstovsek S, Krečak I, Heidel FH, et al. Identifying patients with polycythemia vera at risk of thrombosis after hydroxyurea initiation: the Polycythemia Vera—Advanced Integrated Models (PV-AIM) Project. Biomedicines. 2023;11:1925. doi:110.3390/biomedicines11071925 Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Marko Lucijanic, MD, PhD; Ivan Krecak, MD, PhDAffiliations: Hematology Department, University Hospital Dubrava, and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaInternal Medicine Department, Sibenik-Knin County General Hospital, Sibenik, Croatia, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaDisclosures: Authors have reported no disclosures of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L23-0164. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Complete Blood Count: Increasing Its Precision and Impact W. Richard Burack and Marshall A. Lichtman The Complete Blood Count: Increasing Its Precision and Impact W. Richard Burack , and Marshall A. Lichtman The Complete Blood Count: Increasing Its Precision and Impact Stephen D. Sisson Metrics August 2023Volume 176, Issue 8KeywordsAnemiaComplete blood countHematocritIron deficiencyMean corpuscular hemoglobinMean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationMean corpuscular volumeRed blood cellsReticulocytesWhite blood cells ePublished: 15 August 2023 Issue Published: August 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...